Overview

Fat graft will restore volume in areas that you feel like you lost volume or need to shape the body or face again. Fat graft, also called ‘fat transplant’, is a minimally invasive surgery that can naturally but drastically change the shape of your face or body by using a technique of moving fat from one area to another.

During a fat graft, the doctor will remove a sufficient amount of fat from your abdominal or thigh area, and will move it to the area(s) on your face or your body where you would like the volume to be increased. Of the fat cells that the doctor transplants, only about half will survive. This means that the doctor will have to insert about twice as much fat as you would need in the area for the result to be good-looking and natural. This means that the area will look a little bit swollen during the first 2 weeks before you will start seeing the final result of your surgery.

There will only be a couple of stitches in the area that the doctor removed fat from on your abdominal or thigh area. These stitches will be removed one or two weeks after your surgery. There might or might not be slight bruising in the area you transplanted the fat on, but this will disappear quickly after surgery.

Forehead Fat Graft

Forehead fat graft surgery improves a sunken or flat forehead by moving fat from the abdominal or thigh area to the forehead area. This will make your face look more voluminous and more young. A flat forehead might make you look masculine, which is why many women opt for a forehead fat graft. Final results can be seen around 1 month after your procedure and will be semi-permanent. Aging or weight gain/loss might alter the result in the long term.

Cheek Fat Graft

Cheek Fat Graft Surgery improves sunken or thin cheeks that make you look older than you really are. By moving fat from the abdominal or thigh area to the cheek area, your cheeks and your overall face will look younger and more voluminous. Final results can be seen around 1 month after your procedure and will be semi-permanent. Aging or weight gain/loss might alter the result in the long term.

Smile Line Fat Graft

Smile Line Fat Graft Surgery improves sunken smile lines, which are the lines or wrinkles next to your mouth. These make you look older than you really are. By moving fat from the abdominal or thigh area to the smile line area, your smile lines and your overall face will look younger and more voluminous. Final results can be seen around 1 month after your procedure and will be semi-permanent. Aging or weight gain/loss might alter the result in the long term.

Full Face Fat Graft

During a fat graft procedure on the full face, the doctor will improve several areas of your face that benefit from an increased volume. The most important areas for fat graft are: the smile line area, the cheek area and the forehead area. By moving fat from the abdominal or thigh area to the cheek, smile line and forehead areas, your overall face will look younger and more voluminous. Final results can be seen around 1 month after your procedure and will be semi-permanent. Aging or weight gain/loss might alter the result in the long term.

Breast Fat Graft

Breast Fat Graft is an alternative to Breast Augmentation using silicone or saline implants. The doctor can lift sagging breasts, improve the shape or even cover up previously used implants. Breast Fat Graft is ideal if you are looking for the most natural result for your breasts without using any foreign material, such as saline or silicone implants. The doctor will move fat from the abdominal or thigh area to the breast area. Final results can be seen around 1 month after your procedure and will be semi-permanent. Aging or weight gain/loss might alter the result in the long term.

Fat Graft checklist:

· Would you like to restore volume in your face or body? · Do you notice hollow or sunken areas in your face or body that make you look older than your actual age? · Would you like to opt for a procedure that uses your own fat instead of foreign material, such as filler, to increase volume? · Do you have a flat forehead or chest that you would like to have improved?

Surgery information

Surgery time : Approx. 1 hour.

Anesthesia : Local anesthesia (injections) combined with sedation anesthesia

Downtime : 5-14 days. Stitch out is done 5-14 days after surgery (Recommended to stay at least 2 weeks in Korea)

Fasting : No food, liquids or gum starting from 6 hours before surgery

Surgery preparations
Please stop taking any non-essential medications and supplements, including but not limited to: Multivitamins, painkillers, Omega 3 Fish Oil, etc. Please also stop smoking and drinking alcohol starting a couple of days before your surgery.
After 1 month, 90% of the swelling and bruising will have disappeared. The remaining swelling will go down over the course of the next 2~3 months.

Follow-up appointments
1 or 2 check-ups.

Recovery time

1-2 weeks
You will experience swelling for the first 2 weeks. You might experience minor bruising as well. You should refrain from touching the area the doctor inserted the fat in for at least the first two weeks. The doctor will insert twice the necessary amount of fat in the areas because of the 50% survival rate. Most of this swelling will go down the first 2 weeks. The area from where the doctor removed the fat on the abdominal or thigh area will feel sore. Your stitches in the area where the doctor removed the fat will be removed after 5-14 days.

3-4 weeks
Most swelling will have gone down and you can start seeing the final result of your fat graft. Tenderness will disappear and most bruising and swelling will have disappeared. It is still recommended not to touch the area the doctor inserted fat in too muc. After 1 month, you can drink alcohol, visit a sauna/spa and do most activities without restriction.

2-6 months
You might be able to receive a touch-up for your fat graft 1 or 2 months after your first surgery. The doctor will have stored the fat so he does not have to remove it from your abdominal or thigh area again. A touch-up is not compulsory but is optional if you will still be in Korea. The final results of the surgery can be seen 2 months after the first or touch-up surgery.